Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-11-30
An Unsatisfattory Report.

'estigation concerning the conduct OF
County Commissioner Hogan. Now
the Bull ETIN has no friends on the
Grand Jury to give 1t information con
cefhing what transpired in the Jury.
room, but 1t has private information
that the trouble arose ff6m the sale of
some ice to the county. II the ice was
sold to the County BY d County officer
in the discharge of his official duties
it was a technical violation of the law;
and it was Certainly the duty of the
Grand Jury to determine whether any
wrong had been done or whether any
proceedings should be had by way OF
righting tie wrong, Or by way of pur.
ishment.
The Rugwdnp newspaper wailinS
and gnashing Its teeth over the unsat.
isfactofy character of the report rather
implies ali intimate knowledge Of the
jury room and strongly hints at d the.
thodical robbery of the County. If
such is the case, if the County has
been robbed by anyS ody, or if there
has been an attempt at robbery, the
jury should have sifted the matter
thoroughly and made AT exhaustive
report Of The proceedings If, how.
ever, as the BULLETIN flust assume
from the report. the gentlemen of the
jury, all reputable citizens, after hear
ing the facts, found something IRE ~.
lar but nothing actually criminal, they
possibly exercised wise discretion Id
allowing the matter to drop.
For once, however, the BULLETIN
agrees with the mugwump newspaper
in thinking the report unsatisfactory,
but for widely different reason. 1t
must be borne in mind that the BUL.
LETIN is assuming thai it was the sale
of ice to the County which was under
investigation. and that the jury had to
decide whether it was trifling official
error censurable as such, or whether
it was an offense of such magnitude
as to deserve punishment. Having
evidently concluded the matter under
discussion, was but an irregularity, the
jurymen made the mistake, easily
made, as the experience Of Mrs Part
ington will enable her to testify, of
using vague and indefinite language
in their report. If there was 4 minor
ity Oh the Jury who thought that more
should be said or done, a minority
report should have been made, and the
people would have been informed.
Under tie circumstances it seems to,
be altogether the proper thing to have
another Investigation and another
report; while the jury is at work let us
have general clean up. The BuLLE.
TIN would like to Gee a strict examina.
ton of the conduct of al, the County
officers. There is yet plenty Ok time
and the Grand Jury through its evil
dent Intention of dong the best for the
County In the face Of statute that is
Frequently ignored and through the
i'll advised malice of the mugwump
newspaper has been so placed that 1t
can scarcely refuse to go through the
County ahd Township offices Ike
new bI oom and sweep, down the cob
webs large or small. There is an i'm.
preston through the county that
several statutes have been violated
s6IAe in form and some in substance.
There have been no seriohs consequen.
ces and the BuLI.frIN not seeking the
reputation OF a common scold had
cobihnctIdded IL wait until something
worth vexing the people about had
occurred, bu ithe imngwumpjewspap
the organ of a few of the County Off.
GERS, has set the example Of calling for
rigid Investigation and exact reports, II
has given the opportunity, which is
embraced
Gentlemen rf the Grand Jury, the
path Is plain before you. Glve us II
general overhauling. Let us have the
law strictly interpreted and enforced to
the better. An county aud township
Officers should be gmd to be able TO
show tina, they have undeSia'ingly
followed the Tine laid down by the
law, and that they Nave violated Meth.
Or resaer i nor 81 Spirit. GehtleAieh Of the
Grand Jdry the people will Cheer you
on your journey, If you will go
through tie Courthouse like h pro.
ceass$aioanh 81 Spanish inauisitors through
u hereto Village. lake the Statutes
with yot and learn whether they have
been violated either in torn or sub
stance. Censnre or punish rs You
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